Posted by BEN BEAUMONT – Everywhere we go, we hear about Flat Stanley’s adventures. The latest comes by way of The Washington Post “Reliable Source” column, which yesterday lead off with an item about U.S. Trade Representative Susan Schwab who introduced her Flat Stanley to Bill Gates:
Could the world’s richest man please pose for a photo with it?
“Ah,” Gates said warmly. ” Flat Stanley!”
Click here for the full column.
Since Arkansas First Lady Ginger Beebe sent paper Flat Stanley dolls with our students as they traveled abroad for their International Public Service Projects last summer, we’ve learned more and more about the Flat Stanley Project, started by Texas third grade teacher Dale Hubert. The concept involves making a doll of the popular children’s book character, taking it to interesting places and chronicling his experiences with photographs and Flat Stanley journals. Then you send Flat Stanley to elementary school classes so he can share his experiences and broaden the horizens of the students there.
Mrs. Beebe has taken Flat Stanley’s experiences with the students, who traveled to Indonesia, Rwanda, Tanzania, Belize, South Africa, Malawi and Prague among other locations, into classrooms throughout Arkansas. Plans are underway to continue to the Flat Stanley partnership with the First Lady this summer.
Click here for more info on the original Flat Stanley Project.
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